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Trump Says the Iran War Is Basically Over. Iran Says He’s Getting Ahead of Himself.
Trump Says the Iran War Is Basically Over. Iran Says He’s Getting Ahead of Himself. President Trump posted on Truth Social on June 11, 2026 that the United States and Iran had reached an agreement to end their military conflict, writing that “discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest…
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Congress Lets America’s Warrantless Spy Law Die Rather Than Accept Trump’s Intelligence Pick
Congress Lets America’s Warrantless Spy Law Die Rather Than Accept Trump’s Intelligence Pick The House of Representatives voted 198–218 on June 11, 2026 to reject a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the legal backbone of NSA warrantless surveillance of foreign targets’ communications collected from U.S. internet providers. Seven…
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Belfast Burns for Two Nights: Anti-Immigrant Riots Leave 27 People Homeless and No Side Satisfied
Belfast Burns for Two Nights: Anti-Immigrant Riots Leave 27 People Homeless and No Side Satisfied Anti-immigrant violence entered its second consecutive night in Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 11, 2026, with police deploying water cannons after masked crowds torched homes, a bus, and vehicles across multiple districts of the city and surrounding areas. The unrest…
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Pope Leo Visited Europe’s “Dock of Shame” and Called the World’s Indifference a Sin. Not Everyone Agrees.
Pope Leo Visited Europe’s “Dock of Shame” and Called the World’s Indifference a Sin. Not Everyone Agrees. Pope Leo XIV traveled to the port of Arguineguín in Spain’s Canary Islands on Thursday, June 11, 2026, delivering an impassioned moral appeal from a location known since 2020 as the “dock of shame” — a pier where…
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American Missiles Killed Three Indian Sailors. New Delhi Is Furious.
American Missiles Killed Three Indian Sailors. New Delhi Is Furious. The United States Navy struck three merchant vessels crewed largely by Indian nationals off the coast of Oman between June 8 and June 11, 2026, killing three sailors in the second incident and leaving India’s government demanding an explanation. The first ship, a Palau-flagged oil…
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Shakira Headlined the World Cup’s Opening Ceremony in Mexico City — the Sport, the Culture, and the Performer All Got Shortchanged
Shakira Headlined the World Cup’s Opening Ceremony in Mexico City — the Sport, the Culture, and the Performer All Got Shortchanged The 2026 FIFA World Cup officially opened on Thursday, June 11, with a pre-match ceremony at the revamped Azteca Stadium in Mexico City before a crowd of more than 80,000, ahead of the tournament’s…
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Taylor Swift Just Became the Youngest Woman in the Songwriters Hall of Fame — and the Debate Started Immediately
Taylor Swift Just Became the Youngest Woman in the Songwriters Hall of Fame — and the Debate Started Immediately Taylor Swift was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday evening, June 11, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, becoming the youngest woman and the second-youngest person overall in the organization’s…
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Trump Formally Nominates His Former Personal Criminal Defense Lawyer to Run the Justice Department
Trump Formally Nominates His Former Personal Criminal Defense Lawyer to Run the Justice Department President Trump formally submitted the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as U.S. Attorney General to the Senate on June 8–9, 2026. Blanche served as Trump’s personal criminal defense attorney during multiple federal prosecutions before joining the administration as Deputy Attorney…
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Bill Gates Tells Congress His Epstein Meetings Were ‘A Grave Error in Judgment’ — and He Said It Behind Closed Doors
Bill Gates Tells Congress His Epstein Meetings Were ‘A Grave Error in Judgment’ — and He Said It Behind Closed Doors Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates appeared before the House Oversight Committee on June 10, 2026, for a nearly six-hour closed-door transcribed interview focused on his multi-year relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Gates told…
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Democrats Pick a Controversy-Shadowed Political Newcomer to Challenge Susan Collins — and the Party Is Divided
Democrats Pick a Controversy-Shadowed Political Newcomer to Challenge Susan Collins — and the Party Is Divided Graham Platner, a Navy veteran and oyster farmer with no prior political experience, won Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary on June 9, 2026, capturing more than 75 percent of the vote when the Associated Press called the race Tuesday…